Article holder



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Patented J'unelIG, 1925,, k

i UNITEDSTAT s Ylccmrrortn c. RAMsEYQO CLEVELAND, on1o.-

AR IC E HOLDER.

application filed. February 6,1923. Serial at. 617,254.

To all whom it may mm.- 1

Be it known'that I, CLIFFORD C. -RAMSEY,

a citizen of the -United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Article Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved article holder, that is, a device which has been fashioned for supporting a plurality of different articles in a convenient place to permit ready access to be had thereto.

One feature of the invention is the inclusion in the structure of means which is adaptable for supporting neckties,'separate means for holding collar buttons and. the like, and an additional device constituting a form for collars, all of these parts being combined to provide a unitary structure.

A further object of the'invention is the provision of such a holder that is comparatively simple of construction, extremely inexpensive of manufacture, andhighly useful for a great number of purposes.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detailed description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and

wherein Figure 1is a front elevational view of a rack constructed in accordance with my in-' vention.

Figure 2is a top plan view thereof. Figure 3is a side elevational view, and Figure 4-is a transverse cross sectional view upon the line 4-4, and looking downwardly in the direction of the arrows.

With specific reference to the drawings, my rack constitutes the provision of a wooden receptacle 5 divided by a partition to form compartments 7 and 8. The compartment 7 is designed to support a pin cushion 9, and the compartment 8 is adapted for holding collar buttons and similar articles.

The opposite ends of this receptacle 5 is formed adjacent the back Wall thereof with laterally projecting attaching extensions 10 having openings 11 therein, whereby the same may be secured to the Wall or a similar support. The end walls of this receptacle 5 also carry projecting hooks 12, whereby button hooks, fasteners or the like may be sup borted thereon. T

Connected to the rear wall of the receptacle 5 through the instrumentality of staples 13 are the vertically extending legs or stand ards 14 of a neck tie supporting frame 15. This neck tie support 1s formed from a single length of wire, and is bent into semi-ovate shape, as shown in the drawings. The upper ends of the legs 14 of the neck tie supporter 155 are bent forwardly as at 16, and thence upwardly as at 17,'these upper extensions 17 adapted for the reception of spools of cotton 18 thereon, and above these spools of cotton may be positioned thimbles 19. Also secured to the rear wallof the receptacle 5,

and substantially centrally between the legs 14 of a neck tie supporter is the lower end of an arm 20, the upper end of which is bentfor'wardly as at 21, and having secured thereto a collar supporter'22. This collar supporter 22 consists of a strip of sheet metal bent into arcuate form as shown, and having outwardly extending lugs struck up from the ends thereof together with other lugs 24 upon the front edge of the band for effectively preventing the sliding of the collars from off of the supporter 22.

I would direct attention here to the fact that the frame has a dual function in that it constitutes a rack for neckties and is also capable of forming a base when it is desired to set the structure upon a support such as a table or the like. Also, when the device is suspended from a wall by securing the re ceptacle 5 to the wall, the latter forms the sole means for supporting the vertical standard and said frame. At this time the standards constitute hangers. Inasmuch as the receptacle is vertically adjustable on the legs, it is also obvious that the laterally directed upper portions of these, in addition toforming seats for the thread spools, constitute stops with which the receptacle may abut to limit the upward movement thereof These and other features and advantages of the invention have undoubtedly been made clear from the foregoing desc-rlption and drawings. For this reason a more lengthy description is thought unnecessary.

, Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is j 1. An article holder of the class described comprising a horizontal frame v provided with upstandinglegs, a receptacle connected to and vertically adjustable nponfsaidjlegs, an arm connectedwith said receptacle and rising vertically therefrom, and an arcuate strip connected with the upper endot said,

arm and overlying said receptacle.

2. An article holder of the class described comprising a horizontally disposed elongated wire frame, :the free ends of the wire of which are directed upwardly in spaced parallelism to provide standards, a h0r1- zontally disposed receptacle connected to and vertically adjustable upon said standards,' said, receptacle" being provided with aperatnred' attaching extensions, an arm connected atits lower end to said receptacle and extendlng vertically upward therefrom, the upperend of sald ari'n being directed CLIFFORD o RAMSEY. 

